{"id":139284,"date":"2026-04-29T07:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/busia-two-arrested-over-death-of-a-50-year-old-man\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:02:50","slug":"busia-two-arrested-over-death-of-a-50-year-old-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/busia-two-arrested-over-death-of-a-50-year-old-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Busia: Two arrested over death of a 50-year-old man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Two people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of a 50-year-old man in Kamarinyang Village, Amukura Central, Teso South Constituency, Busia County.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deceased, a father of four, was found hanging lifeless from on avocado tree at his home in an incident that initially appeared to be suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to press, family members led by the deceased\u2019s eldest son Benson Karani, they received a distressing phone call on April 20th from a younger sibling claiming their father had taken his own life.<\/p>\n<p>However, doubts quickly emerged after the family viewed the body, prompting calls for a thorough investigation. The family is now appealing to the government for support as they prepare to lay their kin to rest.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chrispinus Omusugu, a brother to the deceased, revealed that the autopsy showed multiple injuries, including four fractured ribs, a damaged leg, and visible bruises around the neck-signs consistent with assault and strangulation rather than suicide. Area Chief Kujakitoo location George Okemer confirmed that security officers who visited the scene uncovered critical evidence in a nearby sugarcane plantation.<\/p>\n<p>Two blood-soaked blankets, alongside an axe and a hammer, were recovered items believed to have been used in the attack before the body was moved and staged at the homestead.<\/p>\n<p>The family\u2019s lawyer, Obela Okuru, says medical reports indicate that Christopher Okumu was severely beaten, strangled, and possibly cleaned before being hanged to mislead investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Police have arrested two suspects, including the deceased\u2019s wife, who are currently in custody assisting police with investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/busia-two-arrested-over-death-of-a-50-year-old-man\/\">Busia: Two arrested over death of a 50-year-old man<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of a 50-year-old man in Kamarinyang Village, Amukura Central, Teso South Constituency, Busia County. The deceased, a father of four, was found hanging lifeless from on avocado tree at his home in an incident that initially appeared to be suicide. Speaking to press, family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}